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F. HALCIN. AIRSHIP. APPLICATION rILBD JULY 23, 1914.

11286C)3.J Patented Feb. 16, 1915. a summe-sum 24 Fig. 3. 16

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FLBIN HALCIN. OF CONWAY, NORTH. DAKOTA.

insana subject ofthe Emperor of Austria-Hungary,

residing at Conway, in the county of lValsh and State of North Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Airships, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inairships.

The primary object of this invention isy to provide a device for aerialnavigation pro-` vided-witha separate set of elevating` and forwardlypropelling motor-driven means.l

A further object is to provide a motor,- Q

driven z tiship with stationary side and fdl# a. l ward sustainingplanes and with .a rear-liniv ver-sal p-ivoted steering plane.

A still. further object is to provide a passenger. rlcarrying' framewith a sustaining plane at each of the four sides thereof, and therearward one being a steering plane, and -tlie device provided withmotoredriven side elevating planes and a rear forwardly pro peilingplane, the side and rear planes being only operable at different times.

lV ith these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction. combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully .lescribed and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application andwhereby like numeralsof reference designate correspond ing-partsthroughout the different views:- Figure 1 is a top plan viewof thedevice with a rear plane and support partially broken away. Fig. 2 is a.vertical longitudinal sectional view of the device. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional view therev of. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectionalview thereof. Fig. 5 is a,i detailed enlarged view partially in section,of the clutch and the gear connections. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectionalview of the universai pivot for the rear steering plane, and, Fig. 7 isa top plan view of said pivot with the supporting rods broken away.

Referring` more in detail to the drawings, the device broadly consistsin the provision of a plaftorm or car 10 supi'iorted' by a cross-shapedframenvork 11v by means of corner connectingr rods 12.Oppositcly-positioned side planes 13 are rigidly secured to the oppositeends of the side arms 14 of the Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915. 1914. serial No. 352,565.

frame, and said planes are of substantially triangular shape extendingupwardly and outwardly, and are preferably formed of fabric upon a.metallic frame-work, the enf tilre planes being slightly resilient andflexi- A forward planel 15 of substantially -identical constructiontothe side planes is mounted upon the frame 11 and projects forwardly)there-of. It being noted that the said single `forward vand two sideplanes have a rigid connection with the frame-work, a .I rear pivoted tothe rear end ofsaid fratrie by l Fans ofthe universal swivel joint 17:IThis joint consists of the ball 18 having the rear plane 16 secured tothe top thereof by the rod 19, which rod freely projects through anenlarged circular opening 20 in the top cap 2l of the joint. A Ysteeringlever 22 is' secured to the bottom of the ball 18 and projects throughthe bottom opening 23 of the `-joint and extends downwardly to 'a pointadapted to be grasped by the operator of the airship in directing thecourse of the same by shiftingr the rear plane 16.

plurality of motors 9A are mounted upon the platform 10 and are providedwith a single driving shaft 25, to which shaft spaced 'clutch members 2Gand 27 are rigidly secured` said members being supplied with gear wheels28 and 29 respectively. A shiftable double faced clutch member 30 issplined upon the shaft 25 and is provided with opposite faces adapted toengage the adjacent clutch members 26 and 27 upon the sliding movementof the member 30 as influenced by the shifting lever 31.

A transversely-journaled shaft 32 is carplanel substantially identicalin form is ried by the frame 11 and has its opposite ends provided withpinions 32 in constant mesh with pinions 33, which latter are carried bythe opposite side propellers 34 which are mounted upon depending sidelarms 35 of the said frame 11. The shaft 32 is operatively-counectcd tothe gear 28 by the sprocket chain 36, by which construction, it

4clutching up the sprocket 29 with the clutch member 30 by means ofthelever 31, that power will be transmitted to the stub shaft 37 andthence to the driven shaftf', whereby the forwardly propelling'vblade 48will be revolved. v v

A side railing 49 and wires 50 completely surround the car above theplatform or Hoor vl0 thereo'smid vcomplete a v:form of cage structurellThe complete operation ofl the`device will be apparentfrom the presentdetailed descriptiron in that, by operating the' vclutch lever 31, themotive power may be supplied to the two side propellers 34 which 'arealone serviceable in elevating the ship, while upon reversing theposition of the clutch lever, the side propellers are 'disconnected andthe forward propeller 48 actively revolved which ectsla forward movementof the device.

he side and forward planes assist lto sustain the craft in the air whilethe rear plane 1G shiftable in. any desired direction 'by means of thelever 22 serves tofaccurately direct its course of travel.

While the forms of the invention herein.

I-shown and described are what are. believed to be preferableembodiments thereof, it is nevertheless to be 'understood that variousforms, modificationsand arrangements of the parts may be 'niacle'without departing Vfrom the. spirit and scope of the invention.

projecting steering lever 'for said rear planel swivel. A

2. A device'of the class described, com. prising a ear,v flexibleoutwardly flaring side and forward planes rigidly secured thereto,

a, similarl rearwardly-pro`jcting plane, a

universal ball and socket swivel connection secured to said frame, andoperatively at tached to said rear plane, a downwardlyprojectingsteering' lever for said rear plane swivel, side propellers'and aforwardvpropeller upon said car, a motor within said car, separateconnections between said motor and said forward and side propellers, andclutch mechanism for vsaid motor whereby either said single front orsaid two si'de propellers are at different times positioned within theoperative motor connections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature` in presence of two witnesses.

FLORIAN HALCIN. Witnesses:

nonr PY'rLIK1 CHAs. E. VAN ARsDALE.

